=BicycleRider=
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I am totally new to ebikes I have never ridden one but I want to convert my Gitane Mach 1400 (700c road type bike) to an ebike.
I have been looking at a 200w planetary geared hub motor available in Australia for about $440 (not including battery) but also I am looking at mid drive motors such as the Cyclone ones. If the motor cuts out with the mid drive kits can I disengage the motor from the chain, or do I have to peddle the motor as well? Do the mid drive kits have to move the peddles around whenever the motor is on?
So I'm comparing something like this.
http://www.cyclone-tw.com/
With something like this
http://www.solarbike.com.au/conversion_kits.php
I live in an area with some light hills (Reynella, SA), one of the places I wanted to ride to has a return trip going up a slope on a bike track along side a freeway, I haven't measured the gradient but it wouldn't be huge because there is a freeway there as well but it is fairly long.
My bicycle currently has only 2 sprockets in the middle section so it doesn't have the low gears of other bikes.
Also I didn't want to spent a lot of money on a really expensive kit. Also hoping for something that isn't too difficult to install.
What do people suggest?
I have been looking at a 200w planetary geared hub motor available in Australia for about $440 (not including battery) but also I am looking at mid drive motors such as the Cyclone ones. If the motor cuts out with the mid drive kits can I disengage the motor from the chain, or do I have to peddle the motor as well? Do the mid drive kits have to move the peddles around whenever the motor is on?
So I'm comparing something like this.
http://www.cyclone-tw.com/
With something like this
http://www.solarbike.com.au/conversion_kits.php
I live in an area with some light hills (Reynella, SA), one of the places I wanted to ride to has a return trip going up a slope on a bike track along side a freeway, I haven't measured the gradient but it wouldn't be huge because there is a freeway there as well but it is fairly long.
My bicycle currently has only 2 sprockets in the middle section so it doesn't have the low gears of other bikes.
Also I didn't want to spent a lot of money on a really expensive kit. Also hoping for something that isn't too difficult to install.
What do people suggest?